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Victoria County Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Engagement Survey

By sharing your experiences and insights, your voice will help to inform our plan to make Victoria County a more welcoming and inclusive place to live and work.

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About the Survey

By sharing your experiences and insights, your voice will help to inform our plan to make Victoria County a more welcoming and inclusive place to live and work.

The survey has 22 questions.
The first 6 questions are multiple choice and help us understand the diverse perspectives represented in the County.
The last 14 questions are short answer format and will help inform our IDEA committee.
If you would like to answer the survey by telephone or have any difficulty using this form, please contact Yvette Rogers, Community Development Coordinator, by telephone or text at (902) 295-8135 or by emailing yvette.rogers@victoriacounty.ca

Do you identify as being part of an underrepresented and underserved community? (select all that apply)

2SLGBTQIA+

Black/Persons of African Decent

African Nova Scotian

Mi'kmaw/Indigenous

Newcomer (or Immigrant or Refugee)

Persons with a disability

Religious / Faith-based

Seniors / Elders

I prefer not to answer

I do not identify as underserved or underrepresented

Other (please specify)

In Nova Scotia, people are often described by their race or racial identity. These identities are social and historical descriptors; which categories do you self-identify with (select all that apply)?

Mi’kmaq / Indigenous

Black (e.g., African Nova Scotian, African Descent, African Canadian, Afro-Caribbean descent)

East Asian (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese descent)

Latin American (e.g., Hispanic, Latin American descent)

Middle Eastern (e.g., Arab, Persian, West Asian descent (e.g., Afghan, Egyptian, Iranian, Kurdish, Lebanese, Turkish)

South Asian (e.g., Bangladeshi, Indian, Indo-Caribbean, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)

Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Southeast Asian descent)

White (e.g., European descent)

I prefer not to answer

I do not know

I use a different identifier (please specify):

Which gender categories do you currently identify with? (select all that apply)

Woman

Man

Non-Binary

Trans

Two-spirit

Gender diverse

I prefer not to answer

I do not know

I use different language to self-identify (please specify):

Do you identify as someone with a Disability? What best describes the way you self-identify? (select all that apply)

Mobility challenges

Vision impairment

Hearing impairment

Cognitive processing / intellectual disability

Neurodivergent

No, I do not identify as a persons with a Disability

Other (please specify)

Which age group do you belong to?

Under 20

20 - 29

30-39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

70 and over

Which municipal district do you live / work in? (Click here to open a map of the Districts)

District 1 (Iona, Bucklaw, Washabuck, Little Narrows, Ottawa Brook)

District 2 (Middle River, Big Baddeck, Baddeck Forks, Hunters Mountain, Nyanza, Shore Rd to Baddeck)

District 3 (From Alderwood Rd. including the Village of Baddeck to Crescent Cove)

District 4 (Baddeck Bay, Big Harbour, St.Ann's Bay, Englishtown, Tarbot, North River, Indian Brook, Wreck Cove)

District 5 (Kempt Head, Big Bras d'Or, South Side and Boularderie East, New Harris, Ross Ferry, Cape Dauphin)

District 6 (Cape Smokey, white Rock, Ingonish Ferry, Harbour, Beach and Centre, and West Ingonish)

District 7 (Ingonish, Neil's Harbour, New Haven, White Point, Smelt Brook, South Harbour)

District 8 (Dingwall, Cape North, Aspy Bay, Sugar Loaf, St. Margaret Village, Bay St. Lawrence, Capstick)

I am not sure what District I live/work in

Other (seasonal residents, etc.) :